The Washington Post (5/19, Hensley-Clancy) reports on the recent suicides of five NCAA athletes. Some “current and former college athletes and advocates told The Washington Post they see the moment as a mental health crisis for college athletes,” and “the factors that have exacerbated it – the pandemic, social media, the rising pressures on young people – are shared by many college students, experts say.” For many athletes, “concern has sharpened into anger at a system they say is inherently harmful to college athletes’ mental health.” In addition to challenges faced by other young people, college athletes also face “relentless hours, physical injury, limits on social circles that are confined to teams and can disappear with injury or poor performance.”
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